{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992/section-299",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992/section-299.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/52",
  "legislation_title": "Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/trade-union-and-labour-relations-consolidation-act-1992",
  "path": "section/299",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "299",
  "heading": "Index of defined expressions.",
  "text": "In this Act the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—\nACAS\nsection 247(1)\nact and action\nsection 298\nadvertisement (in sections 137 to 143)\nsection 143(1)\naffected employees (in Part IV, Chapter II)\nsection 196(3)\n“affected transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)\nsection 198A(7)\nagency worker\nsection 298\nagent (of trade union)\nsection 119\nappropriately qualified actuary (in sections 38 to 41)\nsection 42\nassociated employer\nsection 297\naudit logs\nsection 298A\nbranch or section (of trade union)\nsection 119\ncertificate of independence\nsection 298.\ncollective agreement and collective bargaining\nsection 178(1)\n. . .\n. . .\ncontract of employment\n—generally\nsection 295(1)\n—in sections 226 to 234A\nsection 235\n—in relation to Crown employment\nsection 273(4)(a)\n—in relation to House of Lords or House of Commons staff\nsections 277(4) and 278(4)(a)\ncontravention\nsection 298\ncontributor (in relation to the political fund of a trade union)\nsection 84(1)\nthe court (in Part I)\nsection 121\ndate of the ballot (in Part V)\nsection 246\n. . .\n. . .\ndismiss and dismissal\n—generally\nsection 298\n—in relation to Crown employment\nsection 273(4)(c)\n—in relation to House of Commons staff\nsection 278(4)(b)\nthe duty of confidentiality , in the context of a scrutineer or independent person\nsection 24A(3)\neffective date of termination\nsection 298\nelectronic voting\nsection 298A\nelectronic voting form\nsection 298A\nelectronic voting instructions\nsection 298A\nelectronic voting system\nsection 298A\neligible to vote\nsection 298A\nemployee\n—generally\nsection 295(1)\n—in relation to Crown employment\nsection 273(4)(a)\n—in relation to House of Commons staff\nsection 278(4)(a)\n—excludes police service\nsection 280\nemployee representatives (in Part IV, Chapter II)\nsection 196(1).\nemployer\n—in relation to an employee\nsection 295(1)\n—in relation to a worker\nsection 296(2)\n—in relation to health service practitioners\nsection 279\nemployment and employment agency (in sections 137 to 143)\nsection 143(1)\nexecutive (of trade union)\nsection 119\nfinancial affairs (of trade union)\nsection 119\nfinancial year (in Part VI)\nsection 272\ngeneral secretary\nsection 119\nhybrid voting\nsection 298A\nindependent trade union (and related expressions)\nsection 5\nlegal professional privilege (as respects Scotland)\nsection 298\nlist\n—of trade unions\nsection 2\n—of employers’ associations\nsection 123\n. . .\n. . .\nNorthern Ireland union (in Part I)\nsection 120\nnot protected (in sections 222 to 226 and 234A)\nsection 219(4)\nofficer\n—of trade union\nsection 119\n—of employers’ association\nsection 136\nofficial (of trade union)\nsection 119\noffshore employment\nsection 287\n. . .\n. . .\npermissible means of voting\nsection 298A\npolitical fund\nsection 82(1)(a)\npolitical resolution\nsection 82(1)(a)\n. . .\n. . .\npostal voting\nsection 298A\nprescribed\nsection 293(1)\npresident\nsection 119\n“pre-transfer consultation” (in sections 198A and 198B)\nsection 198A(7)\nrecognised, recognition and related expressions\nsection 178(3)\n. . .\n. . .\nrelevant personal information\nsection 298A\n“relevant transfer” (in sections 198A and 198B)\nsection 198A(7)\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nrepresentatives of a trade union (in Part IV, Chapter II)\nsection 196(2)\nrules (of trade union)\nsection 119\nstrike (in Part V)\nsection 246\ntort (as respects Scotland)\nsection 298\ntrade dispute\n—in Part IV\nsection 218\n—in Part V\nsection 244\ntrade union\nsection 1\n“transferee” and “transferor” (in sections 198A and 198B)\nsection 198A(7)\n“transferring individual” (in sections 198A and 198B)\nsection 198A(7)\nundertaking (of employer)\n—in relation to Crown employment\nsection 273(4)(e) and (f)\n—in relation to House of Commons staff\nsection 278(4)(c) and (d)\nvoting\nsection 297A\n. . .\n. . .\nvoting access method\nsection 298A\nvoting access method information\nsection 298A\nvoting information\nsection 298A\nworker\n—generally\nsection 296(1)\n—includes health service practitioners\nsection 279\n—excludes police service\nsection 280\nworking hours (in Part V)\nsection 246\nworkplace voting\nsection 298A",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entry in s. 299 relating to affecting employees inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Entries in s. 299 inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 49(2), Sch. 8 para. 89; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (25.8.2026) by The Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/881), arts. 1(3), 8(4) (with art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 299: entry inserted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 50(5), 59(2)-(4); S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Entries in s. 299 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in s. 299 substituted (18.12.2025) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(i), 159(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (1.3.2017) by Trade Union Act 2016 (c. 15), s. 25(1), Sch. 4 para. 19; S.I. 2017/139, reg. 2(n)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in s. 299 substituted (18.2.2026) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 62(6), 159(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 omitted (18.2.2026) by virtue of Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 89(a)(ii), 159(2)(s)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (30.1.2014 for specified purposes, 6.4.2015 in so far as not already in force and with application in accordance with art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), ss. 41(5), 45(3)(c); S.I. 2015/717, art. 3(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Entry in s. 299 inserted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 omitted (18.12.2025) by virtue of Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(iii), 159(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 substituted (18.12.2025) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 78(2)(h)(ii), 159(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "S. 299: entry repealed (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1)(2), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 22, Sch. 2; S.I. 2005/872, art. 4, Sch. (with arts. 6-21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Entry in s. 299 relating to post repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Entry in s. 299 substituted (26.10.1995) by S.I. 1995/2587, reg. 7(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Words in s. 299 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2025/36",
      "affecting_title": "Employment Rights Act 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/52/section/299",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:34.194369+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}